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I think this bye was brought in to cover any potential quarantine issues - it has given the Doggies a serious hand in resting and recuperating.

In the style of Sliding Doors: IF…Melbourne win the Grand Final in two weeks time… THEN…Garry Lyon should present the Premiership Cup (Too soon?)

Whatever happens today, we have turned the corner as a football club - no question. If it’s not to be, this year, there’s one coming pretty soon. Go you mighty Dees! Don’t worry!

I can’t believe (actually, I can) that Gold Coast get yet another draft concession with a free hit at 19 as well as picks 3 and 22.

Please don’t ever use this phrase. I know you don’t mean it literally, but it’s an awful turn of phrase.

Why not just take out a membership with access to Finals tickets?

They have definitely got better, pretty good listening now. It shows what a great culture has been built up at the Dees - in no small part, due to Macy’s influence as captain, I’d say.

I hear what you’re saying, but I think Sparrow is being modelled as the next Viney and will be integral to the team going forward. Similarly, Harmesy is becoming that unselfish role player that are so important in great teams. I wonder if they’d look at trading Weideman to GCS - even though the club insists they want to keep him?

Looking at it another way, we are not desperate to get him: he should be itching to come and play for us. In my opinion, Jackson, Rivers and Kossie are all better or at least as good as Cerra - no way we should be trading any of them out and I don’t think the club ever would.

Surely it will be Clarko?

Agree with all the above, also add Lever, May, Lingers, Petracca - makes a refreshing change from the usual “Yeah, nah”.

It’s weird, isn’t it? Just an irrational hatred - Jake Stringer front and centre!

Whether you subscribe to the curse or not, there are little pointers along the journey. The weirdest one was when we got pipped for 8th place in 2017 by the Eagles on the slimmest of %. To rub salt into the wounds, the Eagles’ Points For were 1964 and Points Against 1858.

We have turned the corner as a footy club - on and off the field. When I look at our progress this year, it’s no fluke. We have a plan and we’re sticking to it - again - on and off the field. This year has been incredible so far, but the best thing for me, is that we have set ourselves up for years to come. If Norm really has put a curse on this Grand Old club, maybe he has waited to see how long it would take for the club to be deserving of another Premiership. Maybe now he is ready to lift it off.

So many great things about the Jack Watts goal but, for me, the look of exhaustion and relief after he slots it, as he puts that rather infamous QB debut (and the ridiculing by Pies fans throughout his career) finally to rest.

…ANB, Bernardo Vincenzo, Kade Chandler, Steven and Billy Stretch… …Jimmy Toumpas

Make sure you scratch your left leg from time to time and drop in the occasional ‘learnings’ for full effect.

Yep - the more, the merrier, I say. Get the Goodwin-Crows connection going strong this week, to get as many SA neutrals behind us on Sat night.

Magnificent! Thank you! @DeesignerAU

I absolutely love this version of the Grand Old Flag - I think it was played last year vs St Kilda? I’d love to hear it more often at the G. Whilst I’m here, does anyone else think that the Welcome To Country that is played at the G before games is a bit quiet and lost between everything else? I would love our club to be proud of the Welcome To Country and put it out front, rather than it just being treated as a cultural nicety.

Eloquently and thoughtfully written @BoBo

West Coast by 40 ?

Announcement at 11, apparently.

A good point - this was a notable trait of our game in the first half of the season. Good to see it back, hope it stays!

That’s a great bit of info - so in terms of shots on goal it was actually 18.13, of which 5 behinds hit the post. As you say, the stats tell a different story to the score line.